Martin Kohlroser

Martin Kohlroser (8 January 1905-14 November 1967) was a German Waffen-SS Oberfuhrer who commanded the 34th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Landstorm Nederland during World War II.

Biography
Martin Kohlroser was born in Munich, Bavaria, German Empire on 8 January 1905, and he joined the Reichswehr in 1923. Kohlroser became a member of the Nazi Party and the Sturmabteilung (SA), and he took part in the Beer Hall Putsch. In 1930, he joined the Schutzstaffel (SS), and he became one of the first members of the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler bodyguard unit. In 1934, he was promoted to SS-Obersturmbahnfuehrer after taking part in the Night of the Long Knives purge of the SA. At the start of World War II, he commanded an LSSAH battalion, and he fought in the 1939 invasion of Poland, the 1940 Battle of France, and Operation Barbarossa in 1941. In 1944, he served as Supreme SS and Police Chief of Italy after holding several regimental commands, and he commanded the 34th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Landstorm Nederland from 5 November 1944 to 8 May 1945. Kohlroser surrendered to the British Army in Oosterbeek, Netherlands in 1945, and he died in Munich in 1967.